Olleh KT Cup

The Olleh KT Cup was a Korean professional Go tournament sponsored by KT Corporation, South Korea's largest telecommunications company. "Olleh" (a reverse spelling of "hello") was KT's consumer brand, and the company's sponsorship reflected the deep connection between Korea's tech industry and its professional Go scene. The tournament featured a knockout format and was part of Korea's extensive corporate-sponsored domestic circuit that has sustained the world's most competitive professional Go ecosystem.

Country Korea Type Open Format Knockout Cycle 1y Komi 6.5 Editions 4

2013

Champion: Kim Jiseok · Runner-up: Mok Chin-seok

Final 2 games

Nov 18 Kim Jiseok B+R Mok Chin-seok Nov 20 Mok Chin-seok W+3.5 Kim Jiseok

Semi-final 2 games

Nov 13 Kim Jiseok B+R Lee Changho Nov 14 Mok Chin-seok B+7.5 Lee Sedol

Quarterfinals 4 games

Oct 24 Mok Chin-seok B+1.5 Pak Yeong-hun Oct 25 Kang Yu-t'aek W+9.5 Lee Sedol Oct 31 Yi Ch'un-kyu W+R Kim Jiseok Nov 1 Kang Dongyun W+R Lee Changho

Round 4 7 games

Sep 26 Pak Yeong-hun B+R Kim Cheong-hyeon Jr. Sep 27 An Kuk-hyeon W+R Lee Sedol Oct 3 Kim Jiseok B+R Ryu Su-hang Oct 4 Yun Junsang W+R Lee Changho Oct 10 Hong Seong-chi W+R Kang Dongyun Oct 11 Kang Yu-t'aek B+R Choi Cheolhan Oct 19 Mok Chin-seok B+R Byun Sangil

Round of 32 13 games

Jul 18 Weon Seong-chin W+R Ryu Su-hang Jul 19 Yi Yeong-ku W+R Byun Sangil Jul 25 Lee Sedol B+R Yi Ho-seung Jul 26 Kang Seung-min W+R Kang Dongyun Aug 8 Yi Chae-ung W+R Park Junghwan Aug 15 Heo Yeong-ho W+R Kang Yu-t'aek Aug 16 Choi Cheolhan B+R Song T'ae-kon Aug 24 An Kuk-hyeon B+R Na Hyeon Aug 29 Yi Ch'un-kyu B+0.5 Cho Han-seung Sep 6 Lee Changho B+R Yi T'ae-hyeon Sep 8 Kim Se-tong W+R Yun Junsang Sep 12 Yi Chi-hyeon (m) W+R Kim Cheong-hyeon Jr. Sep 20 Yi Weon-to W+R Pak Yeong-hun

Round 2 5 games

Jul 4 Shin Jinseo W+1.5 Lee Changho Jul 8 Ch'oe Weon-yong W+R Byun Sangil Jul 8 Yi Tong-hun B+R Kim Hyeong-hwan Jul 12 Kim Hye-min W+R Hong Seong-chi Jul 12 Cho Hunhyun B+6.5 Kim Seong-chin

Round 1 8 games

Jun 24 Kim Se-tong B+0.5 Han Seung-chu Jun 24 Yu Chae-seong W+8.5 Cho Hunhyun Jun 24 Choi Jeong W+0.5 Seo Pong-su Jun 24 Kim Chu-ho B+R Kim Chin-hwi Jun 27 Shin Jinseo B+R Yi Heui-seong Jun 27 Shin Minjun W+R Yi T'ae-hyeon Jul 4 Kang Dongyun B+R Yi Sang-pin Jul 4 Cho Han-seung B+5.5 Kim Myeong-hun

Preliminaries 4 games

Jun 19 Pak Seung-hwa B+R An Cho-yeong Jun 19 Kim Tong-ho W+R Choi Jeong Jun 19 Kim Weon-pin W+1.5 Han Seung-chu Jun 19 Yi Ch'un-kyu B+R Pak Chi-yeon

Exhibition Game 1 game

Nov 30 Cho Hunhyun B+R Shin Jinseo